# New Boticelli

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-boticelli/621169>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [May 7, 2012, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-boticelli/621169 "2012-05-07T14:49:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 5

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**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2012, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-boticelli/621169/81 "2012-05-10T15:55:52Z")

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IQ1: Are you an Italian opera composer?

IQ2: Is your most famous composition a long, repetitive Spanish dance?

IQ3: Are you a Russian composer noted for mastery of the art of orchestration?

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**Author:** ![PacifistPorcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@PacifistPorcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PacifistPorcupine)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2012, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-boticelli/621169/82 "2012-05-10T15:59:04Z")

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IQ1) where you framed for the murder of Marvin Acme?  
IQ2) Did you write a famous novel about German troops in WWI?

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**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2012, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-boticelli/621169/83 "2012-05-10T15:59:27Z")

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DQ: Are/Were you primarily a vocalist?

**etv78** nailed Sutcliffe.

IQ1. Were you continually suspicious about one of your upstairs tenants?

IQ2. Did you work with Sally Rogers on a fictional TV show?

IQ3. Does the bald Canadian guy continually make fun of your shoes?

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**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2012, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-boticelli/621169/84 "2012-05-10T16:17:37Z")

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> [@etv78](#):
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> \*\*Wargamer \*\*My IQ: Were you moptop lad from Liverpool?

I am not Ringo Starr

> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#):
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> IQ1: Are you an Italian opera composer?  
> IQ2: Is your most famous composition a long, repetitive Spanish dance?  
> IQ3: Are you a Russian composer noted for mastery of the art of orchestration?

IQ1: I am not Rossini  
IQ2: I am not Ravel  
IQ3: I am not Rachmaninoff

> [@PacifistPorcupine](#):
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> IQ1) where you framed for the murder of Marvin Acme?  
> IQ2) Did you write a famous novel about German troops in WWI?

IQ1: I am not Roger Rabbit  
IQ2: Take a DQ, I have no idea

> [@Wargamer](#):
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> DQ: Are/Were you primarily a vocalist?
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> IQ1. Were you continually suspicious about one of your upstairs tenants?  
> IQ2. Did you work with Sally Rogers on a fictional TV show?  
> IQ3. Does the bald Canadian guy continually make fun of your shoes?

DQ: No, I was not a vocalist

IQ1: No clue, take a DQ  
IQ2: I am not Carl Reiner  
IQ3: I am not Ryan Stiles

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**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2012, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-boticelli/621169/85 "2012-05-10T16:19:11Z")

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1. I am male
2. I am not living
3. I am/was a real person
4. I was born after 1900 AD
5. I am best known for my accomplishments in The Arts
6. Not American
7. I am European
8. My primary medium is not visual
9. I died after 1980
10. I died before last week
11. Last name begins with R
12. I was born before 1950
13. My primary medium is musical
14. I am/was not a vocalist

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**Author:** ![PacifistPorcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@PacifistPorcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PacifistPorcupine)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2012, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-boticelli/621169/86 "2012-05-10T16:20:26Z")

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I was thinking of Erich Maria Remarque.

DQ: Were you British?

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**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2012, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-boticelli/621169/87 "2012-05-10T16:22:07Z")

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IQ: Are you a Russian cellist/conductor?

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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2012, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-boticelli/621169/88 "2012-05-10T16:28:07Z")

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Did your death cause the Oscars to be postponed?

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**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2012, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-boticelli/621169/89 "2012-05-10T16:30:29Z")

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> [@PacifistPorcupine](#):
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> DQ: Were you British?

DQ: No, I am not British

> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#):
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> IQ: Are you a Russian cellist/conductor?

IQ: I know who you’re talking about… name is on the tip of my tongue… gah. Take a DQ

1. I am male
2. I am not living
3. I am/was a real person
4. I was born after 1900 AD
5. I am best known for my accomplishments in The Arts
6. Not American
7. I am European
8. My primary medium is not visual
9. I died after 1980
10. I died before last week
11. Last name begins with R
12. I was born before 1950
13. My primary medium is musical
14. I am/was not a vocalist
15. I am not British

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**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2012, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-boticelli/621169/90 "2012-05-10T16:33:06Z")

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> [@etv78](#):
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> Did your death cause the Oscars to be postponed?

No idea, take a DQ

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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2012, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-boticelli/621169/91 "2012-05-10T17:04:34Z")

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I was thinking of Lennon.

I reserve my DQ.

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**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2012, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-boticelli/621169/92 "2012-05-10T17:17:33Z")

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> [@etv78](#):
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> I was thinking of Lennon.
> 
> I reserve my DQ.

😕 Did John Winston Ono Lennon have another name that starts with an R?  
IQ1: Were you the patriarch of an insular, fundamentalist community in northern Arizona?  
IQ2: Were you a spider from Mars?  
IQ3: Are you (arguably) the greatest leadoff hitter in MLB history?

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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2012, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-boticelli/621169/93 "2012-05-10T17:29:13Z")

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Sorry! :smack: I keep forgetting the letter.

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**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2012, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-boticelli/621169/94 "2012-05-10T17:45:15Z")

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> [@Enginerd](#):
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> IQ1: Were you the patriarch of an insular, fundamentalist community in northern Arizona?  
> IQ2: Were you a spider from Mars?  
> IQ3: Are you (arguably) the greatest leadoff hitter in MLB history?

IQ1: I can only think of Warren Jeffs, if that’s not him, take a DQ  
IQ2: I am not David Bowie  
IQ3: Not a clue, DQ number 2.

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**Author:** ![PacifistPorcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@PacifistPorcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PacifistPorcupine)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2012, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-boticelli/621169/95 "2012-05-10T18:00:17Z")

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IQ1: Were you one of the founding members of Pink Floyd?  
IQ2: Did you fly alone to Great Britain during WWII, get arrested and served life in prison in Spandau Prison?

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**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2012, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-boticelli/621169/96 "2012-05-10T18:10:04Z")

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Rickey Henderson is considered the greatest lead-off hitter.

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**Author:** ![Wargamer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/df705f/32.png) [@Wargamer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wargamer)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2012, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-boticelli/621169/97 "2012-05-10T18:10:54Z")

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The suspicious landlord was Mr. Roper from _Three’s Company._

DQ Are you a guitarist?

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**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2012, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-boticelli/621169/98 "2012-05-10T18:19:14Z")

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> [@MissTake](#):
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> IQ1: I can only think of Warren Jeffs, if that’s not him, take a DQ  
> IQ2: I am not David Bowie  
> IQ3: Not a clue, DQ number 2.

Warren Jeffs father Rulon was the leader of the FLDS in Colorado City until his death. The Spider from Mars was guitarist Mick Ronson, and **etv78** nailed the leadoff hitter.

DQs coming soon…

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**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2012, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-boticelli/621169/99 "2012-05-10T18:20:22Z")

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> [@PacifistPorcupine](#):
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> IQ1: Were you one of the founding members of Pink Floyd?  
> IQ2: Did you fly alone to Great Britain during WWII, get arrested and served life in prison in Spandau Prison?

IQ1: I am not Roger Waters  
IQ2: Take a DQ

> [@Wargamer](#):
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> DQ Are you a guitarist?

DQ: No, I am not a guitarist

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**Author:** ![PacifistPorcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@PacifistPorcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PacifistPorcupine)\
**Post date:** [May 10, 2012, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-boticelli/621169/100 "2012-05-10T18:29:51Z")

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I was thinking of Rudolph Hess.

DQ: Are you a composer?

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